Folding combined washbench and ironing-board support.



G. DANIELSON.

FOLDING COMBINED WASHBENUH AND IEONING BOARD SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9, 1912.

1,080,956,, Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

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O. DANIELSON.

FOLDING COMBINED WASHBENOH AND 1110mm BOARD SUPPORT.

APPLIUATION FILED NOV. 9, 1912.

Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

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CHARLES DANIELSON, OF CANNON FALLS, MINNESOTA.

FOLDING COMBINED WASHBENCH AND IRONING-BOARD SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 9,1913.

Application filed November 9,1912. Serial No. 730,406.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES DANIELSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cannon Falls, in the county of Goodhue and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Combined Washbench and Ironing Board Supports; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make .and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provide a folding combined wash-bench and ironing 16 board support, and, to this end, it consists of the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and defined in the claims.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the sex eral views.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device used as an ironing board support; Fig. 2 is a plan view I: of the parts shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a; side elevation of the device used as a washbench; and Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the? device folded into an inoperative position.

The numeral 1 indicates, as an entirety, i

a standard made up of a pair of laterally spaced .A-frames 2, connected by upper and lower pairs of horizontally extended tie rods 5 3. Each of these A-frames comprises a pair f' 55 of upwardly converging legs 4, spaced edgewise one from the other and rigidly conf nected, at their upper and intermediate por- .tions, respectively, by relatively short and; long horizontally ext-ended tie bars 5 and 6. Pivotally secured to each side of the? standard 1 is a folding bench section, com-Z" prising a pair of outwardly projecting horizontal bars 7 and 8, located respectively one{ The inner ends of the bars 5 7 and 8 are pivotally secured, respectively; Each pair of bars 7 is connected, .at the outer ends, a by a pair of horizontally extended, later-j; ally spaced tie rods 9 and '10, and each pairi of bars 8 is connected, at the outerends, by

above the other.

to the upper and lower tie rods 3.

a single tie rod 1 1. The pairs of bars 7 and 8 are connected by legs 12. These legs, at their upper ends, are p-ivotally secured to I the tie rods 10, and, at their intermediate 5 portions, are p'i-vota'lly secured to the tie? As best shown in Figs. 1 and .3,

rods 11.

the legs 12 extend parallel to the legs 4 of the A frames 2, to which they are pivotally secured by the bars 7 and 8. The pairs of legs 12 are connected, at their upper outer end portions, by horizontally extended tie bars 13,, the ends of which project beyond the legs 12, to form stops engageable with the under edge portions of the bars 7, to limit the swinging movements of the legs 12 when the same are turned down into operative positions.

Pivotally secured to the intermediate portion of each tie rod 10 is an inwardly and downwardly projecting brace bar 14. These brace bars 14; are provided, at their lower ends, with notches l5, .detachably engageable with the intermediate portions of the lower tie rods 3.. The said brace bars 14 are further provided, in their rear edges, with notches L6, engageable with the tie rods 11, to permit compact folding movements of the improved device.

Removably mounted in the A-frames 2 is a wring-er support 17, comprising a pair of upright, laterally spaced supporting legs 18., rigidly connected, at their intermediate portions, by upper and lower horizontally extended tie rods 19. Secuned in notches 20., formed in the upper ends of the legs 18, is a horizontal-1y extended flat bar 21, adapted to have clamped thereto a wringer, not shown. To the wrin-ger supporting bar 21 is secured a deflecting aboard 22. As best shown in Figs. 1, 2 and '3, the lower ends of athe supporting legs 18 are tapered and inserted between the legs at of the A-frames 2, and held against lateral movement thereby. The intermediate portions of the :legs 18 engage the inner edges of the legs 4-, and are thereby held against edgewise move- .ment. The lower tapered ends of the legs 18 are insertible between pairs of laterally spaced horizontally projecting pins 23, secured to the tie bars -6, thereby holding the wringer support 17 in an upright position. To limit the downward movement of the wringer support 117, the ends of the lower tie rod l9 are extended beyond the outer faces of :the legs 18, and are seated in segmental notches .5 formed in the upper edges of the tie bars 5.

Secured .to each .tie :rod 10. for swinging movement, .is a pair .of laterally spaced arms 24:, connected at their .outer or free ends by a tie rod 25, and connected at their intermediate portions by a second tie rod 26. The pairs of arms 2 1 are alsov connected, at their free ends with horizontally extended bars 27, on which is supported an ironing board 28. To permit this ironing board to be folded with the improved device, the same is made in two sections, which are connected by a hinged joint 29. On the under side of the sections of the ironing board 28 are secured a number of transversely extended stop cleats 30, engageable with the bars 27, to prevent endwise movement of the ironing board on the supporting frame.

To make the arms 24k adjustable for supporting the ironing board 28 in different elevations, depending rest legs 31 arepivotally secured to the tie rods 26. These legs 31 are arranged in laterally spaced pairs, connected by horizontally extended tie bars 32. In the free ends of the legs 31 are formed notches 33, adapted to rest upon the tie rods 9, and thereby support the ironing board 28 in its highest position. Tosupport the ironing board 28 in a lower position, the rest legs 31 are swung inward, past the tie rods 9, as shown in Fig. 1, to permit the tie bars 32 to rest on the tie rods 9. To lower the ironing board 28 still more, the rest legs 81 are swung inward a distance sufficient to carry the tie bars 32 out of engagement with the tie rods 9, thereby permitting the supporting arms 24 to be turned downward with their outer edges resting on the tie rods 9.

lVhen the ironing board is in use, the wringer support 17 may be entirely removed from the standard 1. Said wringer support, however, may be left in position when the ironing board is in an intermediate position, to aflord an additional support for the ironing board 28 to rest on.

When the device is used for a wash bench, the supporting arms 24 are folded clownward and inward, as shown in Fig. 3, with their tie bars 27 engaging the stop blocks 34, secured to the upper edges of the tie bars 8, to afford braces for the wash bench.

lVhat I claim is:

l. A device of the kind described, comprising a bench having folding sections,

supporting arms, pivotally secured to thefolding sections of said bench, said arms,

when turned in one position, affording sup ports for an ironing board and, when turned into another position, affording braces for the folding sections of said bench, and rest legs for adjusting said arms in different positions, to support said ironing board in different elevations, substantially as described.

2. A device of the kind described, com- )risin a bench. havin foldin sections b b Z3 7 stops on said bench, supporting arms pivotally secured to the folding sections of said bench, said arms, when turned upward,

affording supports for an ironing board and, when turned downward into engagement with said stops, affording braces for the folding sections of said bench, and rest legs carried by said arms and engageable with said bench for adjusting said arms in different positions when turned upward, to support said'ironing board in different elevations, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the kind described, the combination wit-h a standard, comprising a pair of laterally spaced A-frames, connected by tie rods, of folding bench sections pivotally secured to said standards, each of said bench sections comprising horizontal parallel bars arranged in pairs, connected by tie rods, and supporting legs pivotally connecting the free ends of said parallel bars, stops on said bench sections, supporting arms pivotally secured to said bench sections, said arms, when turned upward, affording supports for an ironing board, and, when turned downward, into engagement with said stops, affording braces for said bench sections, substantially as de scribed.

4. In a device of the kind described, the combination with a standard comprising a pair of laterally spaced A-frames, connected by tie rods, of folding bench sections pivotally secured to said standard, each of said bench sections comprising horizontal parallel bars arranged in pairs, connected by tie rods, and supporting legs pivotally connecting the free ends of said parallel bars, a wringer support mounted on said Aframes, stops on said bench sections, supporting arms pivotally secured to said bench sections, said arms, when turned upward, cooperating with said wringer support, to afford supports for an ironing board, and, when turned downward into engagement with said stops, affording braces for said bench sections, sub stantially as described.

5. In a device of he kind described, the combination with a standard, comprising a pair of laterally spaced A-frames, connected by tie rods, of folding bench sections pivotally secured to said standards, each of said bench sections comprising horizontal parallel bars arranged in pairs, connected by tie rods, and supporting legs pivotally connecting the free ends of said parallel bars, stops on said bench sections, supporting arms pivotally secured to said bench sections, said arms, when turned upward, affording supports for an ironing board and, when turned downward into engagement with said stops, affording braces for said bench sections, rest legs, pivotally secured to said arms, and engageable with said bench sections to hold said arms in different adjustments to support said ironing board in different elevations, substantially as de scribed.

6. A device of the kind described, combars for holding said sections in operative prising a bench having folding sections, positions, substantially as described. 10 supporting arms pivotally secured to the In testimony whereof I aflix my signature folding sections of said bench, said arms, in presence of two Witnesses.

when turned in one position, affording sup- CHARLES DANIELSON. ports for an ironing board and, When turned \Vitnesses:

into another position, afiording braces for CLIFF W. GREss,

the folding sections of said bench, and brace ALoos WV. SWANSON.

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